New phosphorylated heterocyclic compounds and processes for preparing same



NEW PHOSPHORYLATED HETEROCYCLIC COM- ggggDS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARINGRaffaello Fusco, Milan, Italy, assignor to Montecatini Societa Generaleper llndustria, Mineraria e Chimica, a corporation of Italy No Drawing.Application December 18, 1956 Serial No. 628,971

Claims priority, application Italy March 21, 1953 15 Claims. (Cl.260-461) valent alcohols, wherein the heterocyclic ring contains onephosphorus and two oxygen atoms.

Other phosphorylated heterocyclic compoundshave been described,containing, besides phosphorus, two nitrogen atoms in the ring.

Heterocyclic compounds containing eitherv one phosphorus, one nitrogenand one oxygen atom; or one phosphorus, one nitrogen and one sulphuratom in the ring do not seem to have been prepared as yet.

It is one of the objects of this invention to provide such hithertounknown phosphorylated heterocyclic compounds.

Since it was found that these new, phosphorylated heterocyclic compoundsexhibit a substantial insecticide activity, it is another object toprovide these compounds for insecticidal and fumigating purposes.

It is still another object to provide the methods of preparing these newcompounds.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention willbecome moreclear from the herein following detailed description and fromthe appended claims.

The herein-claimed phosphorylated heterocyclic compounds have thegeneral formula:

in which R represents a member of the class consisting of .alkylamine,dialkylamine, alkoxy amine, alkoxyand aroxy-groups, R represents amember of the class con sisting of hydrogen, alkyl-, arylandalicyclic-groups, A represents a bivalent member of the class consistingof ethylene-, benzoand cyclohexane-radicals, and X and Y each a membersulphur.

I have found that the formation of these heterocyclic compounds resultsfrom the elimination of two mols of hydracid when reacting dihalogenderivatives of phosphorus of the general formula:

wherein R and X stand for any of the afore-stated substituents for R andX, and hal stands for halogen, with compounds of the general formula:

question are cyclic esters of either phosphorous or phosphoric acid withdior poly ts Patent of the class consisting of'oxygen and ditions, withor without the IR! /NE A YH wherein R, A and Y stand for theafore-stated substituents for R, A and Y. Thus, the last-named compoundscontain a primary or secondary amino group simultaneously with ahydroxyl or sulphydryl group, or such other groups that the formation ispossible of a ring. containing the phosphorus atom, the restrictionbeing, however, that the NHR' and YH groups shall be located in the 1-2or 1-3 position with respect to each other if A is a saturatedhydrocarbon group, only in the l-2 position if A is a cycloparaflinradical, and in the ortho or peri position if A is an aromatic group.

The general reaction scheme is as follows:

C H OPSCl (ethoxythionophosphoryl chloride) C H OPSCl(phenoxythionophosphoryl chloride) Cl-C HzC-OHz-O P 0 on C1 N 02(2,3-dichloro-2-nitro-1-propanol dichlorophosphate) or, for example, theequivalent bromide compounds.

Examples illustrating the compounds are alkanolamines such as: RNHCH -CHOH; R.NH-CH CH OH; thioalkanolamines such as RNHCH CH SH; (R beingmethyl, ethyl, propyl, phenyl, benzyl, etc.) ortho-aminophenol and orthoaminothiophenol, etc.

Condensation reactions scheme may be carried out represented by thegeneral 1 under different operating con presence of solvents, 'at vari-I ous temperatures depending upon the reactivity of the reactants, andpreferably in the presence of a base whose task it is to bind thetwohydracid mols set free by the reaction in forming a salt therewith.

Tertiary bases such as trialkylamines, dimethylaniline, pyridine andquinoline appear to be particularly suitable for this purpose. j Y

Moreover, an alternative has been found to the general reaction schemewhich may be applied when making some of the products described in thisinvention.

Said alternative consists in reacting an arylethanolamine with PClaccording to the equation:

Subsequently sulphur is added to the foregoing uintermediate accordingto the equation:

whereupon the resulting fi-intermediate is reacted with a di-alkylamine,for example according to the equation:

(111) 'Ar Ar CHr-IL' R CHr-b l' R l PSCl +.NE PN H20/ \R (lHro \RIt'is'furtherrnore possible to reverse the order of the Reactions'IIand. III and to first'react the wintermediate with the dialkylamine andto subsequentlyv add'sulphur, as shown by the following reaction schemes(Equations IV and V) which will be further referred to in the examples:

IV) o s GuHr CHr-I CzHg CHr-N 02115 \P 01 NH P-N/ CHg-O CzHs CHrO ogHs(v) Cefii CaHt clan-N 02H, our-N can P-N/ -s P-N CHrO 01H; CH -O CzHsHowever, this alternative for preparing phosphorated heterocycliccompounds requires that the Ar-group be an aromatic, phenyl orsubstituted phenyl group.

The following examples will further illustrate the present invention:

EXAMPLE 1 distills at 9092 C./1 mm. Hg as a colorless oil, scarcelysoluble in H O, readily soluble in alcohol, benzene, chloroform andligroin.

EXAMPLE 2 By operating similarly, the reaction between o-aminophenol anddiethylamidothionophosphoryl chloride produces 2diethylamino-2-thione-2-phospho-4,S-benzo-l,3- oxazolidine M. P.110-1105 C., in form of colorless crystals (from methanol), insoluble inwater, soluble in the usual organic solvents.

EXAMPLE 3 Similarly, the reaction between o-aminothiophenol andtdiethylamidothionophosphoryl chloride results inZ-diethylamino-Z-thiono-2-phospho-4,S-benzo-1,3-thiazoline in form ofcolorless crystals, M. P. 146-l48 C. (from ethanol), insoluble in H 0and ligroin, readily soluble in alcohol, benzene, chloroform.

EXAMPLE 4 Similarly, 2-N-methylamino-1-cyclohexanol anddimethylamidothionophosphoryl chloride giveZ-dimethylamino-Z-thiono-2-phospho-3-methyl-4,5-tetramethylene-1,3-oxazolidine M. P. s9"-c'., B. P. 125-127 on mm. Hg, insoluble in 1-10 and readily soluble in organic solvents.

EXAMPLE 5 Similarly, starting with Z-N-methylamino-l-cycloheira- 1101and diethylamidothionophosphoryl chloride,2-diethylamino-Z-thiono-2-phospho-3-methyl-4,5-tetramethylene-1,3-ox'azolidine is obtained, B. P. 135-137 C./2 mm. Hg, insoluble 'in HO, soluble in organic solvents;' refractive index n =1.523.

A characteristic of these new heterocyclic phosphorus compounds is theirsurprisingly high insecticide activity, as indicated by the followingexperiments with normal and Octachlor-l-DDT resistant flies:

Table I NORMAL FLIES I [Temperaturez 24450" 0. Moisture:

Percent knockdown Percent aftermortality Product gJIiter after 20 hours10 30' 60 120' compound of Ex. 1.. 0. 24 40 96 97 100 93 compound of Ex.2 0. 24 0 0 0 0 56 compound of Ex. 0. 24 18 40 95 100 compound of Ex.4.. 0.08 0 35 80 96 100 compound of Ex. 5 0. 24 10 90 100 100 100 Table2 OCTACHLOR DDT RESISTANT FLIES [Tmperaturm 24-26 0. Moisture: 90%.]

Percent; knockdown Percent v p after a time ofmortality Product gJHter aalt'er 20 hours 10' 30 60 compound of Ex. 1...... 0. 24 0 100 100 100 66compound of Ex. 2..--.. 0. 24 O O 0 0 55 compound of Ex. 3 0. 24 20 6O95 95 96 compound of Ex. 4---... 0. 08 0 0 35 75 100 compound of Ex.5.-.-.'. 0.24 5 30 75 75 100 Some of these compounds are also useful asfumigants, as indicated by the following experiments:

Table 3 NORMAL FLIES [Temperaturoz 24-26" 0. Moisture: 90%.]

OCTAOHLOR DDT RESISTANT FLIES [Temperaturcz 24-26" 0. Moisture: 90%.]

Percent knockdown Percent aftermortality Product g./m. after 20 hours10' 30 60 120 compound of Ex. 4..- 0. O8 0 0 O 100 compound of Ex. O. 240 0 0 0 36 a As indicated, the compound of Example 4 possesses aparticularly remarkable insecticidal power and is also useful as afumigant.

Iclaim:

1. Phosphoryl'ated heterocyclic compounds of the general structurewherein R represents R" being a lower alkyl, R represents a member ofthe group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyls, A represents a memberof the group consisting of bivalent ethylene-, benzoand cycle-hexaneradicals, and X and Y represent each a member of the class consisting ofoxygen and sulphur.

2. Phosphorylated heterocyclic compounds according to claim 1 wherein Xrepresents sulphur and Y represents oxygen.

3. Phosphorylated heterocyclic compounds according to claim 1 wherein Xand Y represent sulphur.

4. 3-ethyl-2-diethylamino 2 thiono 2 phosph0-1,3- oxazolidine.

5. 2-diethylamino-Z-thiono-Z-phospho 4,5 benzo-1,3- oxazolidine.

6. 2-diethylamino-Z-thiono-Z-phospho 4,5 benzo-1,3- thiazoline.

7. 2-dimethylamino-2-thiono-2-phospho 3 methyl-4,S-tetramethylene-LBJ-oxazolidine.

8. Z-diethylamino-Z-thiono-Z-phospho 3 methyl'4,5-tetramethylene-1,3-oxazolidine.

9. The process for preparing phosphorylated heterocyclic compositions ofthe general structure which comprises reacting, for a period and at atemperature sufficient to complete the reaction, about equimolar amountsof 'a phosphorus compound having the general structure wherein Rrepresents R" being a lower alkyl, X represents a member of the classconsisting of oxygen and sulphur and hal stands for halogen, with acompound having the general structure wherein R' represents a member ofthe group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyls, A represents a memberof the group consisting of bivalent ethylene-, benzoandcyclohexane-radicals and Y represents a member of the class consistingof oxygen and sulphur, and separating liberated hydracid from theresulting reaction product.

10. The process according to claim 9, wherein the reaction mixturecomprises a tertiary base in an amount sufiicient to bind liberatedhydracid.

11. A process for manufacturing 3-ethyl-2-diethy1- amino--thiono-2-phospho-1,3-oxazolidine, which comprises reactingN-ethylaminoethanol with diethylamidothionophosphoryl chloride in thepresence of anhydrous pyridine, at a temperature below 20 C.

12. A process for manufacturing 2-diethylamino-2-thiono-2-phospho-4,S-benzo-1,3-oxazolidine, which comprises reactingo-aminophenol with diethylamidothionophosphoryl chloride in a basicmedium.

13. A process for manufacturing Z-diethylamino-Z-thiono-2-phospho-4,S-benzo-l,3-thiaz0line, which comprises reactingo-aminothiophenol and diethylamidothionophosphoryl chloride in thepresence of a base.

14. A process for obtaining 2-dimcthylamino-2-thiono-2-phospho-3-methyl-4,5-tetramethylene 1,3 oxazolidine according to claim9, which comprises reacting 2-N- methyl-'amino-1-cyc1ohexano1 withdimethylamidothionophosphoryl chloride.

15. A process for obtaining Z-diethylamino-Z-thiono-2-phospho-3-methyl-4,5-tetramethylene 1,3 oxazolidine according to claim9, which comprises reacting N-mcthylamino 1 cyclohexanol withdicthylamidothionophosphoryl chloride.

No references cited,

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